Last week, on a computer-generated report, you accidentally documented that a patient suffered from hypertension when, in fact, he did not. Unfortunately, the report has been locked by the computer and cannot be changed; however, it can be printed. Your first action would be to:
A) Retype the entire report and include the change
B) Print the report and draw a line through the error
C) Contact the hospital and have the staff there change the information in the patient's medical record
D) Notify the medical director so that he or she can fix the error
B) Print the report and draw a line through the error
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Fill in the blank with correct word.
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